Health Tips
Exercise and fitness training for the child and teenage on the autism spectrum
Dear Friend, in today’s blog I am going to discuss the benefits of exercise and fitness training for children and teenagers that are living with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The number of children that already have been- and are being diagnosed as...
The influence of exercising on Andropause, aka Male Menopause
Dear Friend, after taking a closer look at Menopause last monthI decided to investigate the male version in today’s blog. Hormonal changes are a natural part of life and aging and effect both women and men. Today an estimated 10 million U.S. men...
Exercising during and post menopause
Today’s blog is trying to offer some insights into the challenges women are faced with during perimenopause and post menopause and how exercise can help overcome some of it’s challenges. Menopause is defined as the natural absence of a menstrual...
Fitness 50-plus: Rest and Recovery
Dear Friend,Unfortunately, identifying the right balance of hard work and recovery is the most difficult part of serious fitness training. So it comes to no surprise that most of my clients are much more focused on the exercises I teach to help...
Exercising with advance chronic kidney disease
Dear Friend,recently one of my long term clients and dear friends started dialysis after years of chronic kidney disease (CKD) as it moved from stage 3 to 4 and finally reached stage 5 which called for aggressive treatment and dialysis.Today’s blog...
Choosing a personal fitness trainer
Dear Friend, Tis the season after the season. That means gyms are filling up and fitness trainers are getting busy helping all those with New Years Resolutions and Holiday Season Expansion to live healthier and lighter lives. In today’s blog I...
Staying fit after breast cancer
…. OR THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISING BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT Dear Friend, It’s October, the NFL goes pink and we know it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. No better time to take a closer look at the relationship between Breast Cancer and...
Osteoarthritis of the shoulder
Dear Reader, Like my mother many people suffer from chronic severe shoulder pain caused by degenerative joint disease also known as osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis occurs when the bone protective- or articular cartilage wears down and causes...
Living and exercising with prostate cancer
Dear Friend, a few days after the 12th anniversary of my father’s passing, he had prostate cancer, and after a very close friend was recently diagnosed with the same disease I decided to dedicate this blog to all those who are or have been living...
Exercising with AFIB
Dear Friend, as so many of my blogs this one too was inspired by the work with one of my current clients. He has experienced an increasing number of episodes of AFib during and outside of our training meetings. Rather than going into the details of...
Warm-up and cool-down: why and how
Dear Friend, Yesterday I watched my son’s High School soccer game. As so often, my observations triggered a new blog. During the middle of the game one of my son’s teammates, who just a few minutes earlier had entered the game as a sub, went down...
Holidays Tips
Dear Friend,My apologies for letting too much time pass since the last blog, but family commitments do come first. The Holiday Season is upon us with the first feast done and the second and third on the way. Every year I face similar questions:...